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Observations Received

Not all observations appear in this folder (directory) of 162 documents. Some observations were noted in letters received from members, and additional observation reports may be found in the correspondence located in other folders.

Each file contains one page. Where more than one observation was reported on a page, the date of the last observation is given in the file name, or if the observations were made over a large number of dates, the date includes the year followed by zeros.

 

COMET and NOVA Section
of the Standing Committee on Observational Activities
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
 
Date Centre Observersort icon Object Description Link
660911 Montreal Levy Comet Barbon 1966c Obs of comet with 8-in reflector view
660911 Montreal Levy Comet Kilston 1966b Obs of comet with 8-in reflector view
680225 Montreal Levy Comet Ikey-Seki 1965f Obs of comet with 3 scopes view
620408 Montreal Low Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of comet with 4-in reflector and binos view
620417 Montreal Low Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Detailed obs of comet and sketches view
620418 Montreal Low Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Detailed obs of comet and sketches view
630223 Montreal Low Nova Herculis Chart of nova position view
630224 Montreal Low Nova Herculis Obs of nova Feb 20 - 24 view
630308 Montreal Low Comet Ikeya 1963a Obs of comet at mag 4.6 with 7x35 view
630414 Montreal Low Nova Herculis 1963 Obs of nova Feb 25 - Apr 14 view
660826 Montreal Low Comet Kilston 1966b Sketch of comet position at 120x (page 1 of 2) view
660826 Montreal Low Comet Kilston 1966b Sketch of comet position in finder (page 2 of 2) view
660827 Montreal Low Comet Kilston 1966b Sketch of comet position 8-in (page 1 of 2) view
660827 Montreal Low Comet Kilston 1966b Sketch of comet position in finder (page 2 of 2) view
660903 Montreal Low Comet Kilston 1966b Sketch of comet position at 60x view
660903 Montreal Low Comet Kilston 1966b Sketch of comet position 8-in at 120x view
600503 Niagara Maclean Comet Burnham Two photos of comet on 1960 May 2 and 3 view
620406 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of comet through hole in cloud view
620408 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of comet with 4-in, 8-in, binos view
620410 Niagara Maclean Comet Seki-Lines 1962c Obs of Comet with 7x50, 20x50, and 8-in view